In a region packed with MRO players, Asia-Pacific could cement itself as the world s superpower in aircraft maintenance as existing smaller players and industry stalwarts expand to cater for rising demand.

The time has arrived and the technology is available airlines need only embrace it. That s the message delivered by experts of predictive maintenance, a subject long discussed by the civil aviation industry, but one that for years seemed one step removed a goal for the future, not a reality.